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Mushroom identification

dobbitydibbitydobbitydibbity Posts: 2
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Hello - following the heavy rain we’ve experienced over the last few weeks we’ve had some large mushrooms growing in our lawn. I’ve had small puffballs and ink caps many times before but I’ve never seen this particular species - does anyone have any idea what it is, and whether I need to do anything to control it? The largest of the fruiting bodies are about 20cm in diameter and 15cm tall, so much larger than I’m used to, and there are probably 15 of them. I put down some lawn feed fortnight ago - could that be a factor?

ps the forum seems to have rotated the pictures 90 degrees anti-clockwise 



thanks!

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  • steephillsteephill Posts: 2,841
    It is possibly the Scarletina Bolete - Neoboletus praestigiator. It grows to the size you are seeing. A photo showing the stem would be useful to see if it has red spots or a red mesh. If you cut through the stem lengthways the exposed section should change colour very quickly from yellow to blue/black.

    There isn't any need to control them, they aren't doing any harm. Your lawn feed application isn't a factor, the mycelium would have been growing in the soil long before that happened.

    They are a good edible species after cooking but you would need to be very sure of an accurate ID as there are similar looking poisonous species.


  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    edited September 2022
    Pics trimmed and turned.
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • dobbitydibbitydobbitydibbity Posts: 2
    Thanks for the quick responses (and for fixing the pictures). I’ll see if I can get a shot of a stem tomorrow. I removed a couple earlier today and the stems did indeed go black almost immediately.

    Alas, I’m not brave enough to try eating them - but very good to know they’re not harmful (some of them are growing around my apple tree and I was concerned they might be a sign the roots were dying). Happy to have something a bit different growing, and processing the organic matter in the soil :)
  • ShepherdsBarnShepherdsBarn Posts: 401
    Just a quick note ... if you trim the photo a little it shouldn't rotate when you upload it. 🙂
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